Re: [Flightgear-devel] XML Particles patch

2008-02-14 Thread Tim Moore
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tiago Gusmão wrote: | Hi | | Here's the patch to add particles by XML to the OSG branch (instructions | inside): | http://gusmao.home.sapo.pt/particlesv1.tar.gz | (that page is not an error, you will have to click in "AQUI", because it | doesn't like h

[Flightgear-devel] [OT] Flight Videos (was Multiple channel autopilot controllers)

2008-02-14 Thread Jon S. Berndt
> Yes, I now supporting the NASA engineering guys at Johnson Space Center > on the Constellation & Orion programs. Good stuff! By the way, take a look at the great work of John Frassanito & Associates on these new videos for two test flights that will be coming up in the next year or two: http://

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Multiple channel autopilot controllers

2008-02-14 Thread Jon S. Berndt
> Ah - the Grumman X-29 FSW - that could be fun to do:) I see the pdf > you link to also includes the XB-70A :) XB70 > > IIRC, you were working on the STS program at one point - have you > moved over to the Orion project now? > > Will your JSBSim rocket FDM find it's way into FG at some p

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Flying over an island

2008-02-14 Thread Curtis Olson
On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 8:39 AM, LeeE wrote: > On Monday 11 February 2008 13:59, Melchior FRANZ wrote: > > * Thomas Förster -- Monday 11 February 2008: > > > At least I think conservative is the right term. > > > > Oh, I didn't think that it was wrongly used. It's just that > > the decision was me

[Flightgear-devel] Scale 6x Pictures and Movie

2008-02-14 Thread Curtis Olson
Hi, I posted several pictures and a link to a news interview from Scale 6x which highlights John's 747 simulator. It's really growing into an impressive piece of machinery. I climbed out after shooting an approach and suddenly realized I was in the middle of a linux show, not in a real airplane!

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Multiple channel autopilot controllers

2008-02-14 Thread Lee Duke
I have some limited experience with flight controls and autopilots. I've developed a couple that have flown on aircraft (HiMAT Flight Test Maneuver Autopilot and the F-15 Maneuver Autopilot) and one or two that were strictly for JSBSim. I've been thinking about putting together an autopilot fo

Re: [Flightgear-devel] [ANN] dual control c172p prototype

2008-02-14 Thread Anders Gidenstam
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008, Vivian Meazza wrote: > This is good work, the equivalent and parallel development for the Buccaneer > has been in cvs for some time now. Shouldn't this be too - before it gets > left languishing on the shelf? I would be happy to see it in the FlightGear/CVS. The structure is

Re: [Flightgear-devel] making a garmin 496 respond to fgfs serial port

2008-02-14 Thread Curtis Olson
On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 4:15 PM, dave perry wrote: > I just did this after a google found a script file to put in > /etc/security/console.perms.d/ttyS0.perms. > fgfs now launches with no errors but the 496 still just sits there with > no change. > > Here is what I get from setserial: > [EMAIL PROT

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Multiple channel autopilot controllers

2008-02-14 Thread LeeE
On Thursday 14 February 2008 02:46, Jon S. Berndt wrote: > > Sometimes I really wish that I had the necessary data to do > > JSBSim configs for some of the aircraft I've done - then I > > could also play with some of the control stuff that JonSB has > > incorporated in to JSBSim. It's pretty unlik